Ajibola supports Nithio’s finance and capital raise team, contributing to the financial planning, strategic analysis, budgeting, and forecasting. He is a chartered accountant and finance professional with 7+ years of experience, including in the renewable energy sector. Previously, at Starsight Energy, he worked as a Corporate Finance Associate and successfully raised c.$77 million in debt capital.

Njeri leads junior staff to successful engagements to provide risk analytics solutions for Nithio’s clients, from overseeing requirements gathering to managing project delivery. She was previously a Graduate Research Assistant for the Sustainable Energy Transitions Initiative at Duke University and an Associate Manager at EED Advisory.

Louis assists in conducting due diligence and supports the Investment Team’s functions. Prior to Nithio, Louis was an MBA student at the Yale School of Management and gained experience across a variety of roles in startups.

Roeland brings expertise in structuring and raising capital for renewable energy ventures in Frontier Markets, most recently in an advisor role for scale-ups and IPP projects across Africa. Prior, he was responsible for investments in this sector for the French utility EDF, and has been part of one of the largest energy access scale-ups at Zola Electric.

Benita Murray-Bruce leads the legal team at Nithio, advising on various financing products (including senior and junior debt and equity instruments) across the company’s internal and external operations. 
Prior to this, she was a key associate at a leading law firm in Nigeria, leading landmark cross-border transactions, including the first of its kind multi-sourced financing for an LNG project.

JohnPaul leads Nithio’s origination and engagement with borrowers in East Africa. He has more than 14 years experience working in the financial sector in Africa spanning banking, private credit and impact investing. He has worked with Developing World Markets and Global Partnerships covering their Africa/MENA private credit investment portfolios across the microfinance, renewable energy and agribusiness sectors.

Raghav performs the role of Investment Advisor for Nithio, managing assets under management. He was previously the Director of Structured Finance at Standard Chartered Bank. He has over nine years of banking experience in originating, structuring, and executing high-value debt transactions across the world.

Daniel assists in conducting due diligence and supports the Investment Team’s functions. Prior to joining Nithio, Daniel worked in investments, portfolio management, and risk consulting in renewable energy and agribusiness for clients in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Kate has a long career in the off-grid power sector, most recently as Energy Director for Power Africa. Prior to Power Africa, Dr. Steel was on the Energy Access and Investments team at Google and was manager of the World Bank-IFC Lighting Africa initiative.

Anjola is responsible for maintaining Nithio’s financial statements, accounting, and internal controls. She brings 8 years of experience from both public accounting and the startup world. Prior to Nithio, she worked as a Controller for over 4 years, helping build up the finance function and has worn many hats in her past roles.

Jennifer supports Nithio Marketing, specializing in marketing strategies for clean energy investment solutions that build resilience. Prior to joining Nithio, she worked as a Digital Marketing Executive for a Healthcare retail brand, where she led e-commerce marketing strategies.

With a diverse background spanning manufacturing, energy, social entrepreneurship, and healthcare, Jennifer crafts tailored brand strategies to drive sales and forge partnerships with target markets.

Dave leads the development, testing, and maintenance of data pipelines and data architecture for usage in Nithio’s analytical due diligence. He also assists in the development of Nithio’s products. He previously worked as an Engineer at Pepco Holdings where he specialized in the technical screening and modeling of distributed energy resource interconnections. Dave holds a masters degree from George Washington University.

Anne is responsible for optimizing our people processes and systems. She plays a pivotal role in cultivating an efficient, dynamic, and supportive work environment by implementing global people strategies. Previously, she was a Consultancy Management specialist at DAI, supporting consultants and contractors in donor-funded (FDCO, USAID, BMGF) development projects.

Kevin joins Nithio from Glovo’s regional operations team, where he provided strategy and analytics support to the local teams across Africa, helping to make courier acquisition and retention processes more efficient. Prior, he worked as an analytics consultant in KPMG East Africa where he designed and developed analytical tools to help East African banks manage their credit risk.